Jim,
The image of the so-called 1762 Funj sword (fig.6) and my comment from p.7 of my Kaskara Cross-guards paper.
Quote:
Another example of the exaggerated flared lozenge is the Nasir Mohammad Funj-era sword, now in the
Sudanese National Museum in Khartoum. It has been dated to 1762. It has a forged iron sammaniya quillon,
like the Ali Dinar examples, but has a star and comet silver grip cover similar to examples brought back to
England from the 1899 war. The Nasir blade could well be 18th century, but the grip end appears to be much
later (see fig. 6 of the unrestored grip end.) End quote
Here is another image of the sword with bad color>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...NCAM_KH394.jpg
Plates 2, 3 & 4 of Julie Anderson's article on Forum's Geo. Index show marking details of Nair's sword consistent with 18th C. imported blades
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/...rson_et_al.pdf
Best,
Ed